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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Hello, Cairo

Leo lands in Cairo and his friend Karim is waiting with his sister Salma: welcome, hello, how are you, fine thank God, this is my sister, nice to meet you, the pleasure is mine, let's go.

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Lesson 1 · Hello, Cairo

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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Arrivals at Cairo airport, a Thursday evening. Karim, Leo's college friend from Chicago, has come with his sister Salma. Leo has no Arabic yet; friends of the same age speak plainly to each other.

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أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً!AH-lan wa-SAH-lanwelcome, word for word family and ease
لِيُو! أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً!LI-yu! AH-lan wa-SAH-lan!Leo! Welcome!
أَهْلاً, كَرِيم! إِزَّيَّك?AH-lan, ka-REEM! iz-ZAY-yak?Hello, Karim! How are you?
أَيْوَه.AY-wa.Yes.
أَنَا لِيُو.A-na LI-yu.I'm Leo.
الحَمْدُ لِله.il-7AM-du lil-LAAHthank God, word for word the praise to God
كْوَيِّس, الحَمْدُ لِله. وِإِنْتَ?KWAY-yis, il-7AM-du lil-LAAH. wi-'IN-ta?Fine, thank God. And you?
كْوَيِّس, شُكْراً.KWAY-yis, SHUK-ran.Fine, thank you.
لأ.la'.No.
دِي أُخْتِي سَلْمَى.di UKH-ti SAL-ma.This is my sister, Salma.
أَهْلاً, سَلْمَى. إِزَّيِّك?AH-lan, SAL-ma. iz-ZAY-yik?Hello, Salma. How are you?
كْوَيِّسَة, الحَمْدُ لِله.kway-YI-sa, il-7AM-du lil-LAAH.Fine, thank God.
وِإِنْتِ?wi-'IN-ti?And you?
سَعِيدَة.sa-3EE-dahappy, the second word, with the deep sound from the throat in the middle
فُرْصَة سَعِيدَة.FUR-sa sa-3EE-da.Nice to meet you.
أَنَا أَسْعَد.A-na AS-3ad.The pleasure is mine.
يَلَّا بِينَا!YAL-la BEE-na!Come on, let's go!